However, recent classifications have abandoned Mon – Khmer as a taxon, either reducing it in scope or making it synonymous with the larger family ( Diffloth 2005, Sidwell 2009 ).

Sidwell ( 2005 ) reconstructs the consonant inventory of Proto-Mon – Khmer as follows:

** Atlas III was a US launch vehicle ( 2000 – 2005 )

The debate continues unabated – e. g. S. Georg 2004, A. Vovin 2005, S. Georg 2005 ( anti-Altaic ); S. Starostin 2005, V. Blažek 2006, M. Robbeets 2007, A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ( pro-Altaic ).

* 2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president ; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.

* 1929 – Willis Hall, English playwright and writer ( d. 2005 )

* 1932 – Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan politician ( d. 2005 )

* 1923 – Percy Heath, American jazz musician ( Modern Jazz Quartet ) ( d. 2005 )

* 1911 – Kay Walsh, English actress ( d. 2005 )

* 1939 – Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer ( Gladys Knight & the Pips ) ( d. 2005 )

* 1928 – Herb Moford, American baseball player ( d. 2005 )

* 1921 – J. James Exon, American politician ( d. 2005 )

* 2005 – Caylee Anthony, American murder victim ( d. 2008 )

* 1925 – Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer ( Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band ) ( d. 2005 )

With several England players having retired or been injured after the 2005 series, Australia regained The Ashes in the 2006 – 07 series with a convincing 5 – 0 victory, the second time an Ashes series has been won by that margin.

* 2005 – Air France Flight 358, lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and runs off the runway causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.

* 1924 – Joe Harnell, American pianist, composer, and arranger ( d. 2005 )

* 1944 – Jim Capaldi, English singer-songwriter and drummer ( Traffic ) ( d. 2005 )

* 2005 – Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and ambassador ( b 1925 )

* 2005 – Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist and composer ( b. 1915 )

* 2005 – Harald Juhnke, German actor ( b. 1929 )

* 2005 – Jack Keller, American songwriter ( b. 1936 )

In 2005 Malmö got a new landmark with completion of Turning Torso, the tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia.

* Radar, the world's tallest living horse ( 2006 – 08 ), lived in Mount Pleasant ( however, Goliath was recorded as the world's tallest living horse in 2005 by Guinness Book of World Records ).

:* The Theravada Buddhist place of worship Wat Dhammapateep ( Temple of the Flame of Truth or Reality as taught by the Enlightened One ) has since 2005 on its grounds an in China beautifully sculptured Buddha seated on a soccle, both in dark green granite – the tallest stone Buddha statue in Europe.

Before the discovery of Centurion, the tallest known specimen was Icarus Dream, which was rediscovered in Tasmania in January, 2005 and is high.

It had been the tallest building in Europe from its completion in 1997 until 2005 when it was surpassed by the Triumph-Palace in Moscow.

The tallest point of the Province is Doi Mae Ya ( ยอดเขาแม ่ ยะ ) in the Pai District in the province's northeast, at 2005 metres above sea level.

In 2005, the park added the world's tallest coaster called Kingda Ka and also dismantled Viper.

Until December 19, 2005, when the 7 ft 1 in, 147 kg Nikolay Valuev won the WBA title, Jess Willard who stood 6 ' 6½ " was the tallest champion in boxing history.

* Zip Feed Tower, tallest occupiable structure in South Dakota from its construction in 1956-1957 until its demolition in December 2005.

When built in 2003, it was the first full circuit roller coaster to exceed in height, and was the tallest roller coaster in the world, before being surpassed by Kingda Ka in May 2005.

It lost the title of being the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster when Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure opened in May 2005.

Of the competitors in the 2005 Tour, the tallest rider was Johan Van Summeren at 1. 98 metres and the shortest was Samuel Dumoulin at 1. 58 metres.

Completed two years later, the building was the world's tallest until 1913 and remained the company's headquarters until 2005.

Residential projects which have been realised in the sector include The Waterfront ( 2000 ), Sorrento ( 2003 ), the tallest residential building in Hong Kong, The Harbourside ( 2003 ), and The Arch ( 2005 ), The Cullinan ( 2008 ).

It was surpassed in 2003 by the Kista Science Tower in north Stockholm as the tallest building of Sweden, a mere three meters taller ( including the antenna on the roof ), which in turn was surpassed by Turning Torso in Malmö in 2005.

At the time of its completion it was the tallest building in Brisbane, holding this title until Riparian Plaza's completion in 2005.

* Velocity-Installed 2005 it is the UK's only motorbike launch coaster and is the tallest and fastest of its kind in the world.

It was also the tallest building in Malmö for just over four decades before the famous skyscraper Turning Torso was completed in August 2005.

It was the tallest skyscraper in Sweden at the time but was soon surpassed by Turning Torso, built in Malmö in 2005.

Mattera was originally selected by the Connecticut Sun on April 16, 2005, during the 2005 WNBA Draft, but was quickly traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for the Silver Stars ' player Margo Dydek ( the tallest player in the WNBA ).

Hydroelectricity provides 91 % of the country ’ s electricity as of 2005, and 90 % of that total comes from the five completed dams along the Vakhsh, dominated by the world's tallest completed dam, the Nurek.

The tallest card tower at Gen Con 2005